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Riley, Richard W. – Teaching PreK-8, 1994
Discusses how three states are implementing the Goals 2000: Educate America Act, focusing on Massachusetts' Common Core of Learning, Delaware's First Schools in the First State pilot curriculum project, and Oregon's Initial Mastery and Advanced Mastery certificates. Notes that one of the aims of Goals 2000 is to make states true laboratories of…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Educational Certificates, Educational Change
Peer reviewedHampel, Robert L. – Childhood Education, 1991
Maintains that the division of opinions in a staff can determine an educational innovation's success or failure. Teacher empowerment can help forge widespread agreement and consensus for the innovation. These principles are exemplified by the Sizer initiative in the Delaware schools, which is described. (BB)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education, Guides
